VTMED 6434 - Shelter Medicine II

Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

Highly recommended prerequisite: VTMED 6425. Enrollment is limited to: third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Minimum enrollment 3; maximum 20.

H. Putnam, E. Berliner.

Shelter medicine is a new and exciting discipline in veterinary medicine. Shelter Medicine II is the third course in the shelter medicine series, and topics in this course build upon those taught in the previous courses. Topics in this course include veterinary forensic medicine, shelter metrics for population health, guidelines for effective foster care and transport programs, physical structure and health in shelters, and management of medical problems in shelter environment.

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